Tag:local government

There’s been a lot written about this year’s state budget, and there will be more. That’s what happens when you’re dealing with a 438-page bill allocating $24 billion. A lot of money, a lot of competing interests, a lot of detail. I looked at local government allocations in the budget previously, and it comes…

Dr. Stephen Walters, professor of economics at Loyola University in Maryland, discusses one way to improve flagging urban cores. Walters offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 661).

John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood answers host Tom Campbell’s question about economic prospects for North Carolina’s rural counties. This exchange took place during the Jan. 17, 2016, episode of N.C. Spin.

Dr. Andrew Taylor, N.C. State University political science professor, discusses The End of Consensus, his book about recent contentious Wake County school board elections. Taylor offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 646).

Sarah Curry, John Locke Foundation director of fiscal policy studies, discusses large N.C. cities’ promises of $65 million in targeted economic incentives from 2009 to 2014. Curry offered these comments in connection with the report City Incentives in North Carolina: How Large Cities Are Using Taxpayer Dollars.

Dr. Stephen Walters, professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland, explains how removing barriers to capital formation can boost urban cores across the United States. Walters offered these comments during a Sept. 14, 2015, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click…

Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president for outreach, discusses a state Senate budget proposal that would boost state and local government transparency in North Carolina. Gray offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 636).

Sarah Curry, John Locke Foundation director of fiscal policy studies, discusses the difficulty of compiling county-by-county data of local targeted incentives in North Carolina. Curry offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 636).